Scott Richards

Clinical Teaching Fellow on the B.Sc. Audiology programme

Primary University Address

School of Life and Health Sciences
Aston University
Birmingham
B4 7ET
UK

Tel +44 (0) 121 204 5383
Email s.h.richards@aston.ac.uk
Room VS114

Secondary Hospital Address

Audiology Department
3rd Floor
The Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Road
Swindon
SN3 6BB
UK
I joined the Aston audiology program full time in 2009 having worked for Aston on a part time basis for four years prior to this. Whilst working part time for Aston I was also the paediatric lead audiologist at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon.
I trained initially as an audiologist in Swindon in 1982 and following this left to take up a post with the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) in Gower Street in London. Having spent four years at the RNID I then left to work for Boots Hearing Care and spent nearly 2 years setting up and running private hearing aid dispensing services in the Southwest of the UK. I returned to Swindon in 1991 to lead the paediatric audiology service where I spent 18 years prior to the full time move to Aston. 

  • Dip HE Medical Physics and Physiological Measurement – Middlesex University 2000
  • MSc Audiological Science – University College London 2003
  • 1982 – 1985 Princess Margaret Hospital, Swindon. Student Audiologist
  • 1985 – 1989 Royal National Institute for the Deaf. Hearing Advisor
  • 1989 – 1991 Boots Hearing Care. Hearing Aid Dispenser.
  • 1991 – 2009 Head of Paediatric Audiology, Great Western Hospital Swindon.
  • 2009 – Present day. Clinical Teaching Fellow, Audiology Programs, Aston University.

Teaching audiology related material on foundation degree, BSc and MSc courses.


Specialist teaching areas are Paediatric Audiology, cognition in hearing and advanced testing and audiological science.

Exploring the audiological and cognitive inputs involved in the perception of speech in noise. This covers investigations into brainstem recordings, working memory, processing speed and inhibition.

 Small BSA grant to investigate auditory training.

Member of BSA, BAA and RCCP.
Fellow of the Higher Education Authority.